Diet Soda...zero calories, zero damage?

SimplyDeLish
SimplyDeLish Posts: 539
edited September 2024 in Food and Nutrition
I admit I used to be a diet coke addict. From the time I woke up in the morning to the time my head hit the pillow at night, I had a diet coke in my hand. Most days, I'd drink between 10-12 cans. My thought was zero calories…zero damage.

In my quest to not only lose some pounds but to get fit and healthy, I gave up diet soda. The first two to three weeks were pure hell. I hated the taste of water, I needed the continual caffeine. I had a headache constantly and I was soooooooo tired. But now two months later, I've noticed that without all that diet soda in my system, I awaken more alive and refreshed in the mornings, my skin is smoother and softer since it's more hydrated, but more importantly - I'm not as hungry as I was when I constantly had all that soda going into my system and the weight is coming off a bit quicker.

I love this new healthy lifestyle!

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  • arc918
    arc918 Posts: 2,037 Member
    Good for you. As for me, you'll have to pry the Diet Mtn Dew can from my cold, dead hands...
  • Ali_TSO
    Ali_TSO Posts: 1,172 Member
    Great job chick! I've recently given up diet soda too. I have one EVERY now and then, but that's it. Even got a water purifier for the house. Makes me feel so good now....I've found that I wake up easier and go to sleep better, also! and it's only been 2 weeks... :wink: Keep up the good work, you're an inspiration!!!
  • JEK717
    JEK717 Posts: 1,497
    That is amazing. I have been trying for a while to get my dad to stop drinking coke. He drinks usually between 3 or 4 cans a day, sometimes less sometimes more. He hardly ever drinks water. So i know that was hard. Great job. I personally gave up soda about a year ago...didn't drink it that often to begin with so it was a little bit easier but i did have my days. I do still drink it but usually only once or twice a month.
  • ricepattikay
    ricepattikay Posts: 46 Member
    i am so proud of you! I have friends who are so addicted to pop that it's like they are popaholics, I know from them that it's a really hard thing to give up!! Good job!!
  • Takotorau
    Takotorau Posts: 28
    Congratulations!!

    I'm a recovering addict also. I used to believe that I was doing something good for my body by choosing diet coke over full sugar coke to which I was also addicted through my teens & early twenties. It did nothing for me except for making me crave sweet sugary foods every night & corroding my teeth thanks to the high acidity levels.

    Kicking the habbit was extremely tough! But totally worth it!
    Super happy for you!!

    xx
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